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One Branch at a TimeSun, 29 Mar 2015 10:00:53 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Amanuensis Monday: Marriage of John C. Davidson to Sophia Talbott – Warren Co., MO 1842http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com/2011/11/14/amanuensis-monday-marriage-of-john-c-davidson-to-sophia-talbott-warren-co-mo-1842/
http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com/2011/11/14/amanuensis-monday-marriage-of-john-c-davidson-to-sophia-talbott-warren-co-mo-1842/#commentsMon, 14 Nov 2011 10:00:43 +0000http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com/?p=4203The following was found on Ancestry.com in “Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002. John and Sophia Davidson were my husband’s third great-grandparents. They moved on to Kansas in 1854.

I, William Stevens an ordained minister of the Gospel do hereby certify that I did on the 18th of January A.D. 1842 solemnize the rites of matrimony between John C. Davidson and Sophia Talbott both being of lawful age. Given under my hand this 14th day of February A.D. 1842.
William Stevens
Filed for record February 25th 1842
By William P. Matthews Do Eli Carter Clerk

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http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com/2010/03/08/madness-monday-sophia-f-talbot/#commentsMon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:11 +0000http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com/?p=72I have been at a brick wall with this ancestor (of my husband’s) for years and years now. I put her way on the back burner, because it seemed like I was never going to find anything. I have decided to rework through what I have so far and try to come up with a plan of action for finding her parents.

Here is what I have on her:

18 Feb 1819 She was born in Montgomery County, Missouri. Source: History of Leavenworth County, Kansas by Jesse Hall and Leroy Hand. c. 1921

I know, I just know, that she belongs to this family. This was not a heavily settled area during this time period. It is not a coincidence. But where does she fit in?

She was born in 1819, so she appears to be too young to have been one of Hale’s children. Besides, there is already a daughter named Sophia. My Sophia has to have been the daughter of one of Hale’s children. But which one?

The above mentioned website has an impressive amount of research done on it. This is a listing of the children of Hale Talbot in the 1830 census. Sophia would have been about 11 years old in 1830.

1830 Census, Montgomery, Boone, and St. Charles Counties

Free White Persons (Including Heads of Families)

Slaves

Males

Females

Males

Females

County

Page

Line No.

Name

Und 5

5 under 10

10 under 15

15 under 20

20 under 30

30 under 40

40 under 50

50 under 60

Und 5

5 under 10

10 under 15

15 under 20

20 under 30

30 under 40

40 under 50

Und 10

10 under 24

24 under 35

36 under 55

Und 10

10 under 24

24 under 35

36 under 55

56 under 100

Total

Montgomery

205

21

Christopher Talbot

2

1

3

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2

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1

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1

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1

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4

1

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2

1

3

.

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22

Montgomery

205

22

Thomas Talbot

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2

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1

1

2

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1

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1

1

3

2

2

3

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1

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1

21

Montgomery

205

23

Irvine S. Pitman

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2

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1

1

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1

1

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1

3

3

3

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4

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3

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1

24

Montgomery

205

24

William Talbot

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2

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1

1

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1

1

4

2

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12

Montgomery

205

25

James Talbot

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1

1

.

1

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1

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2

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1

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1

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2

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10

Montgomery

206

9

David I. Talbot

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1

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1

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1

1

2

1

5

3

1

1

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17

Montgomery

220

22

Mathias McGirk

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1

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1

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1

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3

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3

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1

1

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11

Boone

98

19

Fletcher Wright

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1

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1

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3

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1

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6

St. Charles

270

16

James Pitzer

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1

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1

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1

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1

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4

44

Family

83

Slaves

2

2

9

0

6

3

6

1

1

1

3

2

3

1

4

9

14

11

4

18

12

11

2

2

127

It appears that the only family she could have fit in with was that of James and Jane Talbot. Jane was actually the daughter of Hale.

Jane Talbot married her half first cousin, James Talbot, son of Isham Talbot and Elizabeth Davis, in Madison County, Kentucky in 1806.

James and Jane Talbot lived a few houses away from Hale and Betsey and by 1810 they had two young children. The son show on the Census appears to be Isham H. Talbot, no doubt the “H” stands for Hale and the daughter must be Martha J. Talbot. Martha married John A. Hunter in 1833 in Missouri and gave birth to four children. She died in 1841 when all of her children were very young. The 1850 Census shows those children living with their grandmother, Jane.

Yet more names in common. My Sophia named her first son James and her only daughter Martha Jane.

And in 1840, there is a female living in the household of Dr. James Talbott who is 20 yrs old. He was living in Warren County (which is where she married John Davidson in 1842).

James Talbot appears to have died in between 1840 and 1850, because Jane Talbot is listed as the head of family and living in Warren County. A 26 yr old Matthew Talbot (probably her son) and her Hunter grandchildren (from her daughter Martha) are living with her. (There is the Matthew name again!)

So, do I have any direct evidence yet? No.

But I think that I’m on the right track.

I will be driving through Missouri in May. I think that I will try to stop in Warren County and see what I can find. I checked the Warren County Usgenweb site and the library has will and probate records from 1833 to 1889. Maybe I can find James’ will?

I am going to attempt to research the known children of James and Jane Talbot – Isham H., Martha J., and Matthew to see if anything comes up that might mention Sophia also.